List of marine molluscs of Chile
This list of marine molluscs of Chile is a partial list of marine mollusc species which have been recorded in Chile. In other words it is a list of salt water species of snails, clams and other molluscs. The list does not include land snails or slugs, or freshwater snails or clams.Polyplacophora
Order: Neoloricata
Chaetopleuridae
Chaetopleura peruvianaChitonidae
Acanthopleura echinata Chiton granosusChiton magnificus Tonicia atrataTonicia chilensisTonicia disjunctaTonicia lebruniIschnochitonidae
Chaetopleura angulata Chaetopleura benaventei Chaetopleura peruviana Ischnochiton pusio Mopaliidae
Plaxiphora aurata''Gastropoda
Cellana ardosioea
Cypraeidae
Cypraea caputdraconis Cypraea englerti Muricidae
Chorus giganteus Concholepas concholepas - also referred as Chilean abalone. Local name: Loco Thais chocolata - local name: Locate Thais delessertiana Thais haemastoma Xanthochorus buxeus Xanthochorus cassidiformisTurbinellidae
Columbarium tomicici''Bivalvia
Mytiloida
- Aulacomya ater - local name Cholga
- Choromytilus chorus - local name Choro zapato
- Mytilus platensis - local name Chorito
- Mytilus edulis - local name Choro
- Perna perna - local name Navaja or Huepo
Veneroida
- Ensis macha - local name Navajuela
Veneridae
- Protothaca thaca - local name: Almeja
Mesodesmatidae
- Mesodesma donacium - local name: Macha
Ostreoida
- Chlamys purpurata - local name: Ostión
- Chlamys patagonica - local name: Ostión del sur or Ostión patagónico
Ostreidae
- Crassostrea gigas - local name: Ostra del Pacífico
- Ostrea chilensis - local name: Ostra chilena
Cephalopoda
Teuthida
- Dosidicus gigas. Also known as Humboldt squid.
Octopoda
- Enteroctopus megalocyathus - local name: Pulpo de Chiloé
- Octopus mimus
